WEEK 14 -ELIZABETH STREET PROPOSAL

The exterior facade from the corner of George street and Elizabeth street in the CBD. Boutiques, cafe, Restaurant and bar activate the street corner. 

The courtyard acts as a meeting place within the centre of the building, surrounded by green walls that incorporate a glass bulbous technology that radiates sunlight and captures rain water, the facade is low maintenance as weeds are unable to invade the vertical surface. Annual pruning is only required. The courtyard is not of a traditional basic square, allowing people to activate nooks of the courtyard in a more comforting manor. Only a glimpse of the space can be viewed from the lane way off George street , encouraging the public to explore as well as creating a greater sense of privacy once within the space.  With sections of the public sector extruding into the courtyard it creates an visually interesting space as well as a refreshing juxtaposition to the surrounding urban setting.  The courtyard provides a clear separation between public and private sections of the building, which becomes a more private and quiet space late at night as the space can be closed off at the lane way. 

Interior perspective of the cafe space in the public sector. Work or relaxation lounge spaces equipped with interactive glass surfaces. The space opens up into the courtyard and consists of a voided interior creating a greater sense of scale. One level above provides direct access to the Myer centre, allowing the Myer centre occupants to access the cafes, boutiques, workspaces and rooftop garden without having to leave the centre complex first. 

The rooftop garden overlooks the city towards South Bank. The space can also be accessed via the Myer centre. With the space being shared amongst Myer centre users, the Myer centre owners will help deliver maintenance costs to for half yearly maintenance to these green spaces. 

Workspace perspective on the ground level of residential sector. Two levels consisting of private workspace pods and group workspace areas equip with interactive glass surfaces. The space overlooks the central courtyard. The darkened edges on the glass work pod represent a self tint mechanism incorporated in the glass, allowing the user to determine the amount of privacy needed. 

The residential sector incorporates a large variety of apartment layouts, this perspective portrays a loft style apartment with bedroom, bathroom and workspace located upstairs and kitchen, dining, living and greenspace downstairs. Incorporating voids within the apartments allow a greater perception of scale as well as physically separates work from living areas. Interactive glass screens are  incorporated in the walls and benchtops allowing residence to comfortably conduct work or social media interaction from within their own apartment and regardless of being in a living area or work area.